FOB Mugu medevac

A Forward Operating Base Point Mugu MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco MEDEVACs an unresponsive 52-year-old male off the coast of Long Beach, California, Dec. 16, 2018. The helicopter crew recovered the man from a 600-foot container ship and transported him to awaiting medical care at the St. Mary's Medical Center. (U.S. Coast Guard Video)

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Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak medevacs man from FV Nordic Cross

Video by U.S. Coast Guard District 17

KODIAK, AK, UNITED STATES

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew hoists a 47-year-old man from the fishing vessel Nordic Cross 20-miles north of Kodiak, Alaska, July 25, 2018. The man sustained a leg injury on the Nordic Cross and needed immediate medical care. U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Kodiak.

Photos by Petty Officer 1st Class Charly Hengen

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak member, Base Kodiak fire department personnel and City of Kodiak emergency medical personnel transfer a 47-year-old man to an awaiting ambulance at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a male crewmember from a fishing vessel in Duck Bay, near Kodiak, Alaska, Wednesday.

The Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted the crewmember from the fishing vessel Nordic Cross and transported him to Kodiak where he was transferred to awaiting emergency medical services personnel.

Coast Guard Sector Anchorage watchstanders received notification from the crew of the Nordic Cross, who reported a 47-year-old crewman was suffering from a leg injury. Watchstanders requested the launch of the Jayhawk crew for an immediate medevac.

"The Nordic Cross crew did a great job of clearing their fishing gear from the deck so we could conduct a safe basket hoist," said Lt. Joseph Chevalier, aircraft commander of the case. "With that and the adaptability and coordination of the rescue swimmer and health services technician in the Jayhawk's cabin, we were able to get this man to emergency care quickly and efficiently."

Weather on scene was reported as 5-mph winds and 2-ft seas.

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Coast Guard aircrew medevacs ill fisherman 45 miles off Oregon Coast

Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read

A Coast Guard aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter hoists an ill fisherman off the charter vessel Ultra, 45 miles off the northern Oregon Coast, July 22, 2018.

The ill fisherman was experiencing a rapid heart rate and a medical evacuation was recommended by a Coast Guard flight surgeon.

Photos by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read

A Coast Guard Sector Columbia River aircrew consisting of pilots Lt. Cmdr. James Hannam and Lt. Derrick Rockey, Petty Officer 2nd Class Nick Davis, flight mechanic, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Colton Troutway, aviation survival technician, transfer a patient to MEDIX paramedics at the sector's base, July 22, 2018.

The patient was medically evacuated off a charter fishing vessel 45 miles off the northern Oregon Coast after experiencing a rapid heart rate.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.

WARRENTON, Ore. — A Coast Guard aircrew medically evacuated an ill fisherman off a charter vessel 45 miles off the northern Oregon Coast, Sunday afternoon.

An aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk from Sector Columbia River safely hoisted the 28-year-old male, who reportedly experienced a rapid heart rate, and transferred him to MEDIX paramedics at the sector’s base.

Sector Columbia River watchstanders received a medical evaluation request from the captain of the vessel Ultra for one of his passengers at 12:20 p.m. After consulting with the flight surgeon, a medevac was recommended, and a Jayhawk aircrew was launched. The aircrew arrived on scene at 1:20 p.m. and conducted the hoist.

The transferred the patient at 2:22 p.m. The condition of the fisherman is unknown at this time. The paramedics transported the fisherman to Columbia Memorial Hospital for higher-level medical care.

The on scene sea and weather conditions included 6-foot seas and 20 mph winds.

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Coast Guard rescues 11 from airplane crash near Ketchikan, Alaska

Video by U.S. Coast Guard District 17

KODIAK, Alaska - A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoists 11 people from the crash site of a downed float plane on Mount Jumbo, on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, July 10, 2018. The Coast Guard, Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad personnel and Alaska State Troopers coordinated the rescue of 11 people who survived a plane crash at 2,000 feet in elevation on the side of Mount Jumbo, 39 miles south southwest of Ketchikan, Alaska. 

KODIAK, Alaska - A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoists 11 people from the crash site of a downed float plane on Mount Jumbo, on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, Tuesday. The Coast Guard, Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad personnel and Alaska State Troopers coordinated the rescue of 11 people who survived a plane crash at 2,000 feet in elevation on the side of Mount Jumbo, 39 miles south southwest of Ketchikan, Alaska. U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Sitka.

Two Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews rescued 11 people after a floatplane crashed 39 miles south southwest of Ketchikan, Alaska, on Prince of Wales Island, Tuesday.

The Jayhawk crews arrived on scene, and were able to safely hoist all 11 people from the side of a mountain, approximately 2,000 feet in elevation. The Jayhawk crew then took them to a staging area established by Temsco Helicopters Inc., for further transfer to Ketchikan by Temsco helicopters. All were reported to have minor injuries, but otherwise in good condition.

Coast Guard Sector Juneau command center watchstanders received a call from the pilot of a Dehaviland DHC-3 aircraft stating that the plane crashed on Prince of Wales Island, on the west side of Mount Jumbo. Sector Juneau watchstanders quickly directed the launch of two Jayhawk helicopter crews.

“I am proud of everyone involved in this rescue and that we were able to get all 11 people to safety in a timely manner,” said Cmdr. Michael Kahle, Coast Guard Sector Juneau search and rescue mission coordinator. “Cases like these exemplify the versatility of our aircrews and how capable they are to expertly perform rescues from the ocean or even mountainsides.”

Weather at the time of the incident was approximately two-mile visibility, three miles of ceiling, broken clouds at 1,200 feet, overcast at 1,700 feet and 58 degrees.

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Coast Guard medevacs mariner near Galveston, Texas

Video by U.S. Coast Guard District 8

An Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew medevacs a 36-year-old mariner from a disabled vessel. Eighth Coast Guard District watchstanders received an emergency position indicating radio beacon alert after the vessel became disabled approximately 40 nautical miles offshore, and a mariner aboard reportedly began exhibiting symptoms of extreme dehydration.

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a 36-year-old mariner from a 28-foot recreational vessel near Galveston, Wednesday afternoon.

Eighth Coast Guard District watchstanders received an emergency position indicating radio beacon alert after the vessel became disabled approximately 40 miles offshore, and a mariner aboard reportedly began exhibiting symptoms of extreme dehydration.

An Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew arrived on scene, hoisted the mariner and transported him to awaiting University of Texas Medical Branch personnel at Scholes International Airport at Galveston. He was reported to be in stable condition.

The Coast Guard Cutter Beluga crew arrived on scene and transferred five additional mariners with no medical concerns to Sector Field Office Galveston.

The Coast Guard Cutter Tiger Shark crew arrived on scene and took the disabled vessel and three remaining mariners in tow. CGC Tiger Shark is scheduled to be relieved by TowBoatUS.

Weather on scene was reported as 5-8 mph winds with 2-foot seas.

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Coast Guard medevacs man 35 miles east of Manasquan Inlet, NJ

U.S. Coast Guard video, courtesy Air Station Atlantic City

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey, hoists an ailing man aboard a fishing vessel approximately 35 miles east of Manasquan Inlet, New Jersey, April 29, 2018. The fishing vessel’s captain notified the Coast Guard at about 5:45 p.m. that the man was suffering from a possible stroke and needed a medical evacuation. 

PHILADELPHIA — A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a 36-year-old man suffering from a possible stroke aboard a fishing vessel approximately 35 miles east of Manasquan Inlet, New Jersey, Sunday evening.

The captain aboard the fishing vessel contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay in Philadelphia at about 5:45 p.m. to request a medical evacuation.

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey, and the Coast Guard Cutter Sitkinak, homeported in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, launched to assist the ailing man. The helicopter aircrew hoisted the man aboard and brought him to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, New Jersey.

“The crew of the fishing vessel did a great job notifying the Coast Guard immediately after the incident,” said Lt. Spencer Grinnell, the co-pilot on the case. “It was a challenging night hoist assisted by great coordination between Sector Delaware Bay and the Cutter Sitkinak.”

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Coast Guard responds to flooding in vicinity of Hanalei Bay, Kauai

HONOLULU — The Coast Guard assisted local authorities to rescue hikers in the vicinity of Hanalei Bay, Sunday after the area sustained flooding and landslides due to heavy thunderstorms.

MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrews from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point rescued and assisted several hikers.

At approximately 4 a.m., watchstanders at the Coast Guard Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu received a request from the Hawaii Emergency Management operations chief and the Hawaii Fire Department battalion for air support.

The north shore of Kauai experienced flash flooding with waters rising between five and eight feet above average due to the severe thunderstorms and heavy rains, trapping many residents inside their homes and on rooftops. 

Crews from the Hawaii Fire Department and Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services have been evacuating residents to higher ground via Jet Skis but were unable to effect rescues in the towns of Hanalei, Wainiha, and Haina. 

At 8:21 a.m., while responding to a possible emergency position indicating radio beacon alert, a Coast Guard Dolphin aircrew conducted a rescue of two stranded hikers on Hanakapia’i Beach. 

The hikers waved down the helicopter after being stranded for two days due to the inclement weather. They were safely hoisted and transported in good condition to Princeville Airport. 

At 11:30 a.m., while conducting aerial observations for the emergency operations center in Kauai, a second Dolphin aircrew overheard a radio transmission on VHF Channel 16 from approximately 30 stranded hikers on Kalalau Beach. The aircrew located the hikers took their specific position and passed it to watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Honolulu. SCC Honolulu is currently in communications with the hikers and monitoring the situation. The hikers currently have food and supplies and are not in need of an immediate rescue. 

The governor has issued an emergency proclamation declaring a disaster on Kauai. 

In the event of a flash flood, residents are strongly encouraged to seek higher ground immediately for safety.

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